Darrin Prescott
Camarillo, Calif.
Years on Job: 14
As a kid, Darrin Prescott was inspired by Hooper, the stuntman
character from a 1978 Burt Reynolds film. Prescott's first gig involved
wrestling inside a giant salad bowl on a game show, but since then he
has earned a place among the elite of the stunt world, working on
movies such as the Matrix trilogy, Spider-Man 2 and 3, and The Bourne Supremacy. "One day you're in a car getting smashed into, another you're being set on fire. I love it."
How-To: Car Crash
To do a 'sidewinder,' we set up a little ramp behind two parked cars.
you drive your car in at about 70 mph, hit the ramp, and it throws you
into the parked cars and flips you onto your roof. It's such a
violent-looking wreck, but they're so much fun to do."